New Zealand pushed all the way by USA Australia, Canada and Great Britain also in medal hunt Fiji and Brazil entertain vibrant Deodoro Stadium crowd Mouth-watering semi-finals confirmed Australia, Canada, Great Britain and New Zealand have qualified for the semi-finals of the Olympic Games women’s rugby sevens, keeping their dreams of a gold medal alive
The following three fixtures took place today: Featherstone Rovers 72 – 0 East Leeds (friendly) Thatto Heath Crusaders 30 – 28 Wigan St Patricks (Semi Final County Cup) New Earswick All Blacks 4 – 26 Oulton Raiders (Final County Cup)
Rugby returns to sport’s biggest stage after 92 years France and Grassineau make history on a day of firsts First teams secure quarter-final placesWorld Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont hails world’s top women’s teams France made history, becoming the first nation to win an Olympic Games women’s rugby sevens match on a compelling and historic opening
Australia win the first Women’s 7s Gold medal at the Rio Olympics, with New Zealand taking Silver and Canada Bronze. All the results from the three day competition are below. The pools and fixtures are all below, site will be updated with results. Rio 2016 – Women’s Sevens – Pools: Pool A – Australia 7s,
Sevens stars set to shine as rugby returns Olympic opportunity drives global growth Game-changing Rio 2016 anticipated Rugby’s first Olympians in 92 years are ready to take their place in history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont believes the stars of sevens will shine brightly to inspire a new
Australia captain Ed Jenkins and Team GB captain Emily Scarratt have been announced as World Rugby’s Keep Rugby Clean ambassadors in Rio de Janeiro and with just one day to go until rugby sevens makes its debut at the Olympic Games, the pair joined together with the sport’s governing body to pledge their support to
Richmond FC have announced the appointment of Brett Taylor as the Head Coach of Richmond Women’s rugby. The former Northampton Saints professional rugby player joins the reigning Premiership and National Cup champions and will lead a new look coaching team for the forthcoming 2016/17 season. Brett, an RFU Level 4 Coach, brings a wealth of
Rugby sevens set for Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016 Pre-Games programme the most scientific and comprehensive of its type in rugby 83% of all tests conducted out of competition with blood and urine analysed Samples to be stored for future analysis as per other World Rugby events Players have received mandatory Keep Rugby Clean education World
The Rio 2016 Olympic Games are not yet underway and yet they are already delivering a lasting sustainable legacy of rugby development and growth thanks to the success of the IMPACT Beyond Rio 2016 programme. A collaboration between World Rugby, the Confederação Brasileira de Rugby (CBRu), the Brazil National Olympic Committee, the City of Rio
Women’s Challenge Cup Final – Leigh Miners Rangers vs Thatto Heath St Helens On Sunday in the Women’s Challenge Cup Final Leigh Miners Rangers faced Thatto Heath St Helens. Thatto Heath started the game on a high, their reserve team having just taken the Shield competition against Whitley Bay Barbarians and, full of confidence, they came
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